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About Dimau Village

Dimau is a mid sized village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 341 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dimau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dimau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248165
Area (hectares) 391.02 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 341
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dimau compares

By the 2011 count Dimau is the 10th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 391.02 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dimau

Dimau is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dimau as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dimau from other places

Dimau lies about 38 km from Dehradun. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dimau
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 8.4 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 22 km
District headquarters Dehradun 38 km

Villages closest to Dimau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalsi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dimau

As per the Census of India 2011, Dimau village had a population of 678. That makes it the 10th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Dimau village has 341 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dimau has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dimau is 248165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dimau covers 391.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dimau falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Dimau notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dimau.

Dimau is about 38 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dimau is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 8.4 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 22 km away. Dehradun is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koti (under 2 km), Rupau (under 2 km) and Dau (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dimau today is likely to be higher.

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